To:THE STATE PUBLISHING HOUSE

Written:Written on December 11, 1920Published:First published in 1921 in the magazineZhiznNo. 1.

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      Moscow,Volume 35,

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Pleaseinform me
(1) whether there exists in the State
Publishing House a general practice under which, when
any book or pamphlet without exception is published,
there is recorded in writing:

(a)the signature of the member of the Board of the
Publishing House who is responsible for editorial
supervision of the publication in question;

(b)the signature of the actual editor of the text;

(c)the signature of the responsible proof-reader or
publisher or printer.

(2)Ifnot, what objections are there to such a system?
What are the present means of supervision?

(3)Informationunder § 1 about the pamphlet:

{{OnConcessions.Decree of the Council of People’s
Commissars, November 23, 1920. Text of the Decree. Units for
Concession. Maps. State Publishing House.
1920.[1]

StatePrinting Works (former Sytin), 71 Pyatnitskaya,
Moscow, 1920.

[1]Thisletter, a copy of which was sent to Y. A. Preobrazhensky,
was written apparently because Lenin had noticed omissions in
the proofs of the pamphletOn Concessions.Decree of the Council
of People’s Commissars of November 23, 1920.Text of the Decree.Units for Concession.Maps, which had been sent to him for
inspection.